Trenton

10 Line

Box 133

Gothic | Modulated | Uppercase, Lowercase & Figures

  • This type measures 10 line in size and was produced with the end-cut method. The type block is stamped Hamilton, Two Rivers, Wis. which was used by Hamilton between 1891–1950s.
  • This face was first shown as wood type by William H. Page in his 1888 Specimens of Machine Cut Wood Type!
  • This cut of Trenton was shown in American Wood Type on page 333 and in the folio on page 08.

Type name used by manufacturer:
Hamilton Trenton or No 168
Morgans & Wilcox Trenton [3105]
Page No 157 [4168]
Tubbs No 2007
Wells Trenton [5104]

This is the Hamilton cut.

In American Wood Type Kelly stated that this face was first shown by Hamilton in 1889.

simple specimen of Trenton wood type from the Rob Roy Kelly collection, printed in the UT Design Lab

Character Quantities

  • A
    3
  • B
    2
  • C
    2
  • D
    2
  • E
    6
  • F
    3
  • G
    4
  • H
    2
  • I
    4
  • J
    2
  • K
    1
  • L
    4
  • M
    2
  • N
    8
  • O
    3
  • P
    2
  • Q
    1
  • R
    3
  • S
    6
  • T
    3
  • U
    2
  • V
    1
  • W
    4
  • X
    1
  • Y
    2
  • Z
    1
  • a
    3
  • b
    2
  • c
    2
  • d
    2
  • e
    4
  • f
    3
  • g
    2
  • h
    2
  • i
    3
  • j
    1
  • k
    1
  • l
    3
  • m
    2
  • n
    3
  • o
    3
  • p
    2
  • q
    1
  • r
    3
  • s
    4
  • t
    4
  • u
    2
  • v
    2
  • w
    2
  • x
    2
  • y
    1
  • z
    2
  • 0
    1
  • 1
    3
  • 2
    3
  • 3
    3
  • 4
    2
  • 5
    2
  • 6
    1
  • 7
    2
  • 8
    3
  • 9
    2
  • &
    1
  • $
    1
  • !
    2
  • Open Apos/Comma
    2
  • Close Apos
    -
  • Period
    -
  • Question Mark
    -
  • Colon
    -
  • Semi-Colon
    -
  • Dash
    1
  • Ligature
    -
  • Other
    -

Additional Specimens & Other Content

antique original wood type specimen catalog from wood type manufacturers in the 1800s featuring Trenton type

Wood Type, Manufactured by The Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co. (1884); Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology.

Trenton specimen book page from American Wood Type 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly

Trenton, page 333, American Wood Type 1828–1900, Rob Roy Kelly (1969)